Gotu kola sits at the intersection of two supplement categories most people treat as separate: stress adaptation and cognitive enhancement. Traditional systems like Ayurveda and TCM used it for memory and blood circulation while also prescribing it as a calming anxiolytic. The dual action makes it a useful mental model: herbs that improve circulation to the brain often simultaneously reduce the inflammatory load driving anxiety.
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